In our blog, we have discussed the many benefits of barcodes and what industries they are playing a major role in and, in some instances, completely revolutionizing. A few such sectors are the healthcare industry and the food & beverage industries where barcodes are making it easier to keep track and transport goods, services, […]
Weight Loss through Bar Codes
In the past, dieting was a tough process, and not just because of taunting baked good isles in the supermarket. Tracking your weight loss was difficult, timely, and felt like a second job. Remembering the foods you consumed for breakfast, lunch, and dinner was trying a recipe for disaster. Giving in to that row […]
Upgrading Hospitals with Barcode Technology
Technology has had both negative and positive effects on the modern world. Focusing on the positives, technology has caused for innovations in social connection, science, and medicine. It has allowed for greater accuracy in quantitative measurements and progression in communication. Barcodes have not been missed in this future movement of technology. Links between barcodes […]
How to Save Time in the Checkout Line
We’ve all been there: holding up a line of impatient customers as we try to find the barcode on a cumbersome product. But did you know that you may actually be wasting your time by trying to scan the exact area where the barcode is located? If you’re swiping a product and it isn’t being […]
Thermal Barcode Printers vs. Laserjet / Inkjet Printers
When deciding how to print a barcode many will decide in favor of a laserjet or inkjet printer for their familiarity and ease of use. But that is where the benefits of laserjet / inkjet end over true barcode printers. The reasons are not so obvious: The cost of supplies is less for the […]
A Look at HD Barcode Technology
For decades people have been using barcode technology to store information that can identify a product and its price. But with new technology comes new uses for existing systems like barcode labeling, and a new proprietary label called an HD barcode may see widespread use in the future. If you’ve never heard of HD barcodes, […]
Best Barcode Apps for Smartphones
There are smartphone applications that can solve just about any practical problem that people encounter on a daily basis, including how to find the price of a product when one is listed. In the past, people would have to take an item and find the nearest register and ask the cashier to scan the product. […]
A Few Fun Facts about Barcodes
Barcodes are something that you most likely encounter on a daily basis, but you probably don’t spend too much time thinking about them. While looking at a barcode won’t tell you much about it, barcodes in general actually have a rich and interesting history, and they often work in surprising ways. We’re here to tell […]
A Brief History of the Bar Code
We see bar codes on products on almost a daily basis, but have you ever stopped to think about when and where the bar code came from? Although most people may not be old enough to remember it, there was a time without the bar code. It all started in 1948 thanks to a man […]
15 Years of Excellent Service
This year marks the fifteenth year Thunderbird Technical Services has been in business! Â We started with just a few customers in the Cincinnati, OH area and expanded our services to the Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio tri-state providing services primarily for Zebra, Datamax, Printek and Printronix printers. Â Later, our marketing efforts on the web, helped us […]
